3rd Grade Music Program

Third graders have music twice a week for 43 min each and every other
week they have an SEL/Music class for 43 minutes on Wednesdays. We
explore melody, rhythm.
form, expression, and improvisation through singing, dancing, and
playing pitched and un-pitched musical instruments. Our focus instrument is learning to play the C Major Diatonic Harmonica (10 hole) and folk dancing. We also explore
performance skills & managing performance anxiety through our
concert.

Dear 3rd Families:
Wow - what an amazing start to 3rd grade music. The students have been very busy bees writing their own scenes to be "Tooth Fairies in the 1st Grader musical - "Pajama Party!" The script (with assigned parts - their names in the script) will be sent home in the homework folders this or next week. Please help your kids work on memorizing their lines & lyrics to the songs! I am so very proud of the way your beautiful kids are working together. We started this concert work & harmonica with an SEL check in. We talked about our excitement & anxiety around preparing a huge production. We have worked every week on Performance Anxiety regulation techniques! I have shared some of these in the Google Drive below. Together we have set educational and emotional goals to provide all students with equal access to a safe environment to share their talents with each other & soon....with you! (Concert is January 23, 1 PM in Sellman)

These "kids clothes/under clothes" costumes are the exact same as for the MAY DAY. However, the costume I give them to go on top of this basic start will be fairy items.

Results from the 3rd MAY DAY Survey:I'm excited to update you on the 3rd Grade MAY DAY survey results. Almost everyone responded - THANK YOU! And almost everyone volunteered to help with either set up, break down, rehearsals, and/or costume-sewing!! Thank you for your generosity of time & energy!! The traditional costume was voted the costume most of you wanted. I have already met with an amazing team of sewers who are creating new skirts, cummerbunds, ties/scarfs in the traditional style as most were worn out or ruined from 25+ years of use. Thank you sewing team!!